The Ivy League Model United Nations Conference has always been proud to sponsor the Franklin Legacy program, which stresses a commitment to various charitable causes at each year’s conference. In past years, we have raised money to buy textbooks for impoverished children in Africa, offset carbon emissions through purchasing credits, started a fund for Tsunami victims, and helped feed the hungry. ILMUNC XXVI will focus on one of the most fundamental problems facing the world today, clean water accessibility.
First and foremost, we will create a platform that will allow our delegates to delve into the issue and search for innovative solutions to this problem, as many committees will discuss water accessibility as one of their topics. Although the world water crisis itself is by no means novel, the massive rise in world population has the potential to drive water-based cataclysms that have not been seen in recent history. The international community must respond to the egregious failures of societies that have led to nearly 1.1 billion persons to lack access to safe drinking water.
Along with finding answers to questions that governments have failed to address, conference delegates will have an opportunity to help today. The Ivy League Model United Nations Conference is proud to partner with UNICEF’s Tap Project and Hydros Bottle this year. Being a highly efficient water access charity, the Tap Project promises to provide a thirsty child with clean water access for 40 days for every dollar you donate. The Hydros Bottle mission is to address the global water crisis and reduce the consumption of bottled water through distributing reusable water bottles with built-in filters as well as supporting water-related sustainable development programs.
The Ivy League Model United Nations Conference has always placed the utmost importance upon offering delegates a way to learn about the world’s problems. Whether it be inspiring a delegate to become more involved in issues relating to water conservation and accessibility or through several dollars that will provide an otherwise thirsty child with clean water, through our mutual effort, we can take, albeit small in size, a step into the direction of increasing access to clean water for all.
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